Small firearms license; application

If you own alarm, irritant and signal weapons with PTB approval marks in the district (so-called SRS weapons) outside of

• your own home,
• your own business premises or
• your own pacified property (e.g. your own garden)

you need a small firearms license for this. However, it is generally prohibited to carry an SRS weapon at public events.

The small firearms license is not valid for compressed air weapons, spring-loaded weapons and_{CO2 weapons} marked with an "F" symbol.

It is recommended that you inform yourself in detail about the regulations of firearms law before submitting your application.

If you are carrying an SRS weapon, you must have the small firearms license with you and be able to identify yourself with an identity card or passport.

The small firearms license is valid indefinitely.

You may be refused a small firearms license if you have not lived in Germany within the last 5 years.

If you move to another town or municipality, you do not need to have your small firearms license transferred.

If you handle weapons and ammunition without the required firearms license, you could face a fine or imprisonment.

Please give priority to using the online service "Small firearms license online" for the application for the small firearms license and the secure contact form for the responsible office.

In the Forms section, you can download the application for a firearms license (WBK) and the application for a small firearms license.

The links below will take you to the website of the Federal Office of Administration, where you will find forms for applications for firearms licenses, the acquisition, transfer and carrying of weapons as well as for the small firearms license. You will also find forms for reporting the loss, acquisition and transfer of weapons as well as useful information and leaflets on weapons ownership.

To obtain a small firearms license, you must

• be at least 18 years old,
• the reliability under firearms law and
• personal suitability

own.

Reliability under firearms law

They must be reliable in terms of firearms legislation.

You may be deemed unreliable under firearms legislation if, among other things

• you have been sentenced to at least one year's imprisonment within the last 10 years or have been a member of or supported a banned organization in the last 10 years.
• it can be assumed that you misuse weapons or ammunition or handle them improperly, do not store these items carefully or hand them over to persons who are not authorized to do so.
• you have been in preventive police custody more than once in the last 5 years with judicial authorization because of violence.
• you have repeatedly or grossly violated firearms legislation.

Personal suitability

You must be personally suitable.

You may be assessed as personally unsuitable if, among other things

• you are legally incapable.
• you are dependent on alcohol or other intoxicating substances, mentally ill or mentally retarded.
• you suffer from serious illnesses, such as brain injuries, or physical impairments, such as amputations or severe visual impairment.
• it can be assumed that you do not handle weapons or ammunition carefully or properly or that you cannot store these items carefully or that there is a concrete danger that you will endanger others or yourself.

• Identity card or passport (copy)

• Application for the issue of a firearms license WBK
• Application for a small firearms license

The fees for issuing a small firearms license are between 30 and 150 EUR.

• Annex 2 Section 2 2 No. 1.3, Subsection 3 No. 2 and 2.1 of the Weapons Act (WaffG)
• § Section 10 (4) of the Weapons Act (WaffG)
• § Section 12 (3) of the Weapons Act (WaffG)
• § Section 4 of the Weapons Act (WaffG)

• Applications for firearms licenses

  Link to the website of the Federal Office of Administration, where you can find forms for applications for weapons licenses, acquisition, transfer and carrying of weapons as well as for the small firearms license. There are also forms for reporting the loss, acquisition and transfer of weapons as well as helpful information and leaflets on weapons ownership.

You must apply for a small firearms license from the relevant firearms authority. Submit the application together with the required documents.

The firearms authority will issue a small firearms license if you meet the necessary requirements.

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